Securing You (Little Gathering Series)

Chapter 13 - The Sister

Leo pov

I wake up first among the other. I get out from the tents to wash my face and brush my teeth. Then I admiring the morning view while inhale this refreshing air not further from the river.

A stone hit my back and I turn around to seek the culprit. Aries is throwing stone toward me. I frown. What with her unexpected action.

"Stop it." I warn her after another stone hit on my back.

She shake her head and I gesture her to come to me. Suprisingly she did. She walks to me willingly building up my curiousity.

"I still hate you." She speaks firmly.

I frown even more. "Good morning." My sarcastically respond to her well-know feeling.

"I hate you." She repeats.

I ignore her morning whine and pick up a stone. "Wanna play skip stone?"

"What do I get if I win?"

"What do you want?" I toss the stone accros the water surface and it bouce few times.

"I want to kill you."

I turn to her instantly but she already looking at me. She's not playing around. Her eyes fill with hatred its troubling me.

"Why?" I ask back seriously.

"I hate you." She lower her gaze.

I sigh. She keep going on about hating me and now she want to kill me. What did I do exactly..? I thought we are getting better after last night.

"Wanna play?" I hand her the stone.

She take it but didn't toss it. She keep holding the stone tighter like controling her self from explode.

"Aries.." I call.

She flinch but didn't look up at me. "I hate you." She mumble.

"I'm sorry." That's the only word I can think of.

"I hate you alot." She sound like she would cry anytime soon.

"I know that. Infact.. everyone here know that."

"I want to kill you." She'll burst any moment.

"But only me know that." I try to clear the tense air.

"I hate you." Her voice getting smaller and crack. Then she squat down the ground

I sigh and squat along with her. Just what did I do that make her hate me this much. I don't get it.

"You really want to kill me?" I ask again.

"I want to kill you so badly its making me insane." She speaks between her small cry.

"Then why are you crying? Is it an advance mourning for me? You're already preparing for my death?"

"I just want you to die." She start hiting her chest few time its shock me. 

I catch her hand and pin it from hurting her self. "Calm down. Tell me what's wrong. I can't understand with you being like this."

"I just hate you so much. I hate you its hurt in here." She struggle from my grip and start hitting on her chest again. "Make it stop.. Its hurt."

"Aries.." I'm clueless.

Her cry getting louder and louder. Tears stream down on her cheek and she keep hitting her chest. Is she sick?

"Tell me what can I do? Stop hitting yourself." I'm worry about her.

"Die." She screams out.

"You want me to die?" I ask again.

"Just die." She screams again.

"Fine.." I pocket out my car keys and hand it to her. "There's a revolver in my car dashboard. Get it and shoot me. I'll die if that is what you want."

She take the car key and run leaving me behind. I run after her but Choel stop me mid way.

"What happen?" She is full of worry.

"Aries want to kill me." I speak casually.

They all looks at me stangely and I shrug. I tell them our little talk and they frown even more. But Choel is cover in cold sweat and trembling.

"You give her your revolver..!!" Riono yell out load after I done explaning.

"I did." I answer calmly.

Choel toss the stuff in her hand and pushing me away. "Leave now.!!" She creams at me.

"Choel.." Austin hell shock and pull her from me.

"Leave..Austin take him away." Choel beg Austin despretely.

"Why?" I don't understand.

"Leave now. Please.."She shaking from head to toes pushing and telling to leave this place.

"Choel.. what's wrong with you?" Andrew obviously getting irritated and mad.

"Make him leave. Just take him away.." She start crying and shaking even more. "Leo.. leave. I don't want you to die."

I damn clueless. Will Aries really shoot me. We all cluesless. I'm just don't get it.

"She'll kill you. She's not playing around. Leave now. Just get lost..!!" She screams even more and struggling to push me.

"Stop it Cho." The girls come and get her away from me.

They try to calm her down especially Austin. I am glue to the ground watching Choel lost control. She keep begging me to leave. She keep repeating Aries will kill me. I can't stand it anymore.

"What did I ever do to her..!" Finally I lost it. I lost my self control and yell making them flinch and silent.

"dumbhead...!!" Choel cream back with her furry eyes stare right in my dorection. " That's Aries Phantom. Ryan Phantom sister..!!!"

I feel like I'm hit by a tornado. Then I'm force to walk in the desert. Lastly I'm floating in the night sky as Ryan face appear in front of me. 

"Do me... a fa..vour.." Ryan try to speak with the blood driping from his shoot.

"Ryan.. hang on. Don't sleep." I can't hear him. He's lossing breath.

"Wa.tch..aft.er . he...r.." The more he speak the more blood drip out.

"Who?? Ryan.. talks to me. Don't sleep."

"Ar..ies." I can't feel his heart beat.

"Who.. Ryan. Please.."

"Sister." He close his eye.

"Ryan.. Ryan..God.. help me." I cry desperate when Ryan hand fall down the floor.

I found her. I found Ryan sister. Gosh.. she is in front of me all the times. I'm too blind to see, too stupid to realize. I should have try harder.

"LEO..!!"

I brave my heart and put on my calm face. I need to help her. I turn and face Aries with my combat sprit and soul. I'll never lose anyone again.